Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Affected by Pneumolysin Deficiency and Differences in Capsule Type

Pneumococci frequently colonize the upper respiratory tract, and these pneumococci are believed to act as a reservoir for infection of the lower respiratory tract and bacteremia. We investigated how the pneumococcal toxin pneumolysin affects the capacity of pneumococci to infect the upper and lower...

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Gepubliceerd in:	Infect Immun
Hoofdauteurs:	Kadioglu, Aras, Taylor, Sally, Iannelli, Francesco, Pozzi, Gianni, Mitchell, Tim J., Andrew, Peter W.
Formaat:	Artigo
Taal:	Inglês
Gepubliceerd in:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2002
Onderwerpen:	Bacterial Infections
Online toegang:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC128015/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12010976/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.70.6.2886-2890.2002
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